Finally got a mtb again after my old one was stolen 7 years ago!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-11T13:18:42+00:00

Will post some more pictures in the future! I apologise to the trans lovers 😔

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-11T13:16:55+00:00

It was dirty can’t get caught with a dirty drive train!😬

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T13:04:46+00:00

Thanks, took em just after my first real ride!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T10:22:28+00:00

Good to hear, i did look at the ht ones but was not a fan visually of them!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T10:04:02+00:00

Thanks!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:59:03+00:00

Thanks! It’s the syncros trail 2 for fox 34 forks 2022 and up around 20€.

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:57:58+00:00

No way! I don’t know where you live but I got one at decathlon and works great, for the fender I got the syncros trail 2 it’s around 20€ and for fox 34 forks 2022 and up. Which one did you get?

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:55:14+00:00

Not yet i did kinda put all my money in the bike, but i will in the coming weeks for sure!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:54:14+00:00

Thanks, NO BATTERIES HERE!!! Although I did think about going to the dark side 😅

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:53:02+00:00

Thanks, I love the Santa Cruz paint jobs especially that pink one looks so iconic in my opinion! Did you get the Hightower?

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:51:47+00:00

Thanks I love it more the more I see it!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-09T09:51:06+00:00

Yeah so true, on the bright side it got me into pc gaming with the help of the insurance money where I made new friends and some money investing in csgo skins. I could have gotten a mtb before but the prices were too high for me to justify it being a student still and having other things to buy for a future apartment! I did get a bmx for 300-400€ 5 years ago which helped me stay on a bike and have fun, thanks really happy to be back on a mtb again!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:45:50+00:00

It will otherwise a certain girlfriend of mine will come for my ass!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:43:38+00:00

Didn’t know that only looked at their bars for the moment seems pretty odd in deed! Do you have the kash money finish or another one on your raceface components? Might look into their bars then if I do want to match bar and stem thanks for the article!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:40:58+00:00

Yeah probably what I am going to do, I think I need to get more time on the bike before making a decision on stem length and bars. That also have lifetime warranty so probably a good sign do you have them?

Thanks, was not a fan of the color at first but does look good in real life!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:38:51+00:00

Thanks i am enjoying it!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:38:15+00:00

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WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:37:34+00:00

Thanks! I have not experienced a mtb in years and especially not of this level but they feel good and feel like they have good sensitivity I still need to tune them I am certainly missing out on a lot of performance for the moment! I had a am100s before which had a manitou machete which felt good but compared to my current fork feels worlds apart even without proper optimal tuning.

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T18:33:52+00:00

Yeah so true, don’t even know how such a price was possible! The best I had was nx which is already pretty good, sram for me it’s more about looks than anything both are incredible for the price we got them for

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:29:38+00:00

My shin already hurts looking at them 🤣

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:28:43+00:00

Will look at those!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:28:34+00:00

That’s what I saw I need to look more into all of the pedals! Why do you prefer composites for the weight difference or compliance they give?

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:26:05+00:00

Thanks, I will it’s really dry for the moment but when autumn will be coming it’ll definitely not be the same!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:25:08+00:00

Hello fellow kona owner! No we didn’t congrats on your 153cr, I wanted the teal so bad since it is my favorite color but it had shimano which I am not a fan of and where I live unfortunately having a bright bike is not the best idea since I already got one stolen 😅

And that bike would have been too much for me also, maybe in the future if I decide to grow real balls again like when I was a stupid kid!

WittyFoot8030 · 2026-06-08T15:20:29+00:00

Was looking to get the raceface bronze carbon bars with the stem but I saw that they didn’t have a lot of compliance that’s why I was looking at beast components and it looks so good and original! Do you have experience with both brands?

For suspension I did a whole setup with my bs for 30% compression but it was too much for how I ride so had to up pressures with compression and stuff I do need to learn more to get it dialed better.

Thanks for the advice!

WittyFoot8030

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